I'm 33, and I still make sure my mommy (or my daughter) is sitting right beside me holding my hand if I am at the dentist!! lol. I am terrified of dentist due to a very similar situation as yours when I was a child. Marsha
----- Original Message ----- From: Jeannine To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Vaccinations Exactly!!! you have to study and be informed and make sure your vet is informed and if he/she isn't, then you have to take charge of situation. I had to tell a vet, "No" once when he walked out with 2 different needles, I said "What is all that?" He was giving 7/1 plus another needle had Rabies vaccine. I said "No" You give 5/1 and no rabies - I'll come back in for the rabies. He had to put his needles already prepared back in the refrigerator and got mad about it, but did what I said he could do. You never know what will happen, they get in a hurry, don't pay attention, maybe he had to skip lunch, maybe he has a dog on the table waiting for a spay/neu or c-section and he's just not thinking clearly, maybe he had too much to drink last night, or has a headache - there are vets that didn't graduate at the top of their class and they don't know as much as the older vets that have learned the extra stuff through the years. And even the older vets may not know some things, so we have to take responsibility. I remember when I was in the dentist's chair, my first check up and I was 4 or 5 years old. I looked up at this man I had never seen before and said quietly "I want my mommy," All he would have had to do was let her be in the room. But "No" it was on the wall in a plaque "No parents allowed in the back with their children." Well, he didn't know me and he didn't know my mother. He started probing around in my mouth and I jumped back and let out a scream and threw the biggest fit in the history of the world and my mother came bursting through those doors and grabbed me up and took me out of there. The next dentist let her sit in a chair in the corner of the room and after that one time, I was okay. I was never a spoiled child, went hungry a lot, we didn't even have plumbing, but I had a brain, it may not have been a really smart brain, but I instinctively knew my rights. I thought that was good for a laugh of the day. Jeannine in Alabama Stefanie Brannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Good moring Lori. When I took my Chi in for her final puppy shots, I asked the vet for the shot WITHOUT the Lepto. You do not have to get Lepto if you do not feel comfortable. I was talked into getting a Lyme shot for my other dog (Australian Shepherd) and she had a very bad reaction to it. The vet even said before the shot that she doesn't see any reactions to the vaccination. I will never leave it up to the vet when it comes to vaccinating my dogs. But, when I took my Chi in for shots, I just got her the distemper/parvo combo vaccination and she did fine. Some dogs will have reactions to any vaccinations so keep an eye out for swelling, lethargy, vomiting and/or severe symptoms such as trouble breathing. If severe swelling or breathing trouble happens, take your pup to a vet ASAP. Or, you can ask your vet if you/or they can give your Chi an anti-allergy shot such as benedryl before the vaccinations just in case. Stef and Cricket Lori <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Good morning. Thank you for having me on your group. I have a chi pup named Boo, he is 4 months old. I am taking Boo in for his distemper shot this morning and am concerned about reactions. The breeder that I got him from said that they are prone to reactions from this shot. To protect him from devistating harm, I am going to go ahead and vaccinate. My question is, which distemper shot is safest for chi's? I was told to avoid the shot with lepto but when I made the appointment with my vet, they said they have never had a problem with giving the shot with lepto to the small breeds. Can someone help me to decide which shot to get for him? Thanks, Lori ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games.
